Sally McDonald - The Arc Dept.

Today on the podcast I speak to the clever Sally McDonald – founder of The Arc Dept. Dedicated to crafting and curating beautifully designed architectural hardware, The Arc Depts exquisitely crafted door handles and custom resin furniture are art in function. As a design studio, The Arc Dept. focus on creating spaces with an emphasis on considered details. The meeting of points and junctions between materials are so important and can become the hero of a design. So often door and joinery pulls are an afterthought but it’s one part of a design you touch and use every day. Why wouldn’t you want to make it as beautiful as you can with its texture, shape and colour?The Arc Dept offer a range of bespoke door handles and custom furniture but really it’s Sally’s journey into the world of resin that epitomises the functional art pieces she strives to create. Her evolving range of handcrafted beautiful designs that is what the interiors industry is loving and her work features in homes and interior projects in NZ and Australia.I met Sally earlier this year when I attended one of her Auckland resin workshops. It wasn’t till afterwards that I realized that she would be a great person to chat to as the creative business that Sally is building is quite unique. The world of resin is SO interesting – after one workshop I could really see the amount of time and skill needed to produce such beautiful work (let’s just say I think I’ll need more than one workshop to get to Sally’s level) but one of the best things about her story is that she is self-taught. Her stunning designs are the result of trial, error and a huge dose of creativity and vision.After this chat I know you will want to see Sally’s work for yourself – you can find her at thearcdept.com,  follow her on Instagram @thearcdept or you might even want to get your hands dirty and join her for a workshop so check out @workshops_by_arc.I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did.For more podcast information visit supercreativepodcast.com Hosted by Catie DawsonBought to you by Somewhere CreativeFind us on Instagram - @supercreativepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.